End for wire-bound boxes.



F. A. PRAHL.

END POR WIRE BOUND BOXES.

APPLIoATIoN FILED 00T. 9, 1909.

Patented Aug. 23, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK A. PRAHL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR- `'IO NATIONAL WIREBOUND BOX COMPANY, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

END FOR WIRE-BOUND BOXES.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 23, 1ero.

Application filed October 9, 1909. Serial No.'521,851.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRnnnnIeu A. Pimm.,

'a citizen of the United States, residing at useful Improvement in Endsfor IVire- Bound Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a built-up reinforced box-end of novel andimproved construct-ion for use in the manufacture of wirebound boxes.

IVire-bound box-blanks of the general type shown in Reissue LettersPatent No. 12,725, dated November, 1907, particularly when supplied tocustomers at a distance, are usually shipped in knock-down condition,that is to say the cleated and wirereinforeed, or stitched, blanks, eachintended to form the top, bottom and sides of a box are shipped in afiat, or unfolded condition separate from the box ends. The latter,partieularly in the case of a box of large dimensions, are usuallyformed of a plurality of strips of thin lumber, or stock, of varyingwidths which, for shipment in the knockdown, are generally placedloosely together in proper relation', and in forming a box of thiswire-bound type it has been usual to simply fasten the assembledend-stock, as thus provided, in place, by stapling it at theedge-portions to the cleats of the box-blank. I/Vhile in most cases thismanner of providing the box-ends answers all the requirements inpractice, it is desirable that boxes, particularly of large size and forthe shipmentof certain kinds of merchandise, shall be provided with endsof a reinforced con: struct-ion which will materially increase thestrength of the box and ati'ord an additional safeguard againstunauthorized access to its contents in transit.

My object is to provide a simple and inexpensive built-up end, moreespecially for wire-bound boxes of the larger sizes, and so constructed,initially, that it may be readily secured to the cleats of a foldedbox-blank to produce a particularly strong, durable and sightly box.

In the accompanying drawing-Figure l illustrates a -well known wirebound box provided with my improved ends; Fig. 2, a broken section takenon line 2 in Fig. l;

and Fig. 3, an elevation of the end as it. appears before being fastenedin place.

Each end-wall 4 may be forn'fed, as shown, of a plurality of strips 5 ofdifferent widths, or all of the same width. In practice, the stripsV 5placed together, are sawed to the -proper dimensions to Yform anend-wall and then passed through a stitching machine which appliesbinding-wires 6 to its outer side which are fastened in place by shortstaples T. These staples straddle the wires 6, pass through the strips5. and are clenched on the inner side of the wall whereby the said sidepresents a smooth surface. The box-blank 8, which when folded forms thetop, bot-tom and sides of the box has endcleats 9 applied in the usualway. The wirereinforced end-wall is provided on its outer' face withbattens l0 fastened 'against the strips 5 by means of nailsl orstaplesdriven from the reverse side of the wall. The battens l() extendshort' of the edges of the wall and tit within the cleats t). leavingthe margin portion ll. which -in practice abuts against. the inner facesof the cleats 9,. with the edges of the wall fitting against the innersurfaces of the folded blank S. behind the cleats t). The end-portionsIof the wires G are drawn taut over the edges of the upper vand lowerhattens and eut ottl tlush with the outer surfaces thereof. The box-endsare fastenedv in place by staples, or the like l2 driven from the innersides-of the margin portions ll into the cleats 9. The battens l0 addcomparativel)7 little to the weight of the box, but tend greatly toreinforce the ends and in fact to bra'ce the entire box. T hebinding-wires t3 also Very materially strengthen'the ends` b v tendingto hold the strips 5 together and prevent their being bent inward oroutward and to give to each end, in eti'ect. the same security thatIitwould possess if of a single piece of the lumber.

That I claim as new, and desire to secure eure them in edgewise relationto each other, and battens secured to the outer face of said Wall toextend short of its edges and form a blank-cleat eng-aging margin aboutit, for the purpose set forth.

. 2.' The combination with a foldable boxblank formed of a plurality ofsheets secured together by binding Wires, and provided with cleats, of abuilt-up box'- end therefor, comprising a plurality of strips forming anend-wall for the box, strengthening' wires extending,y crosswise of thesaid strips and stapled thereto, and end-strengthening battens fastenedto said strips to leave f a surrounding margin, all so constructed andarranged that in the formation of a box the said strips at the margintit against, and their battens are surrounded by, the cleats of thebox-blank.

3. The .Combination with a box-blank formed of a plurality of sheetssecured together by binding Wires, and provided with cleats, of abuilt-up box-end, adapted for margin, all so constructed and arrangedthat in the formation of a box the said strips at the margin it against,and their battens are surrounded by, the cleats of the box-blank-FREDERICK A. PRAHL. In presence of- F. OLoF CUDLIPP, C. L. MILLLARD.

